Tuesday, February 3, 2015 "Step Back to See What's Going On."

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Week: 25
Songs to Remember: Hell Song - Sum 41, Where No Eagles Fly - Julian Casablancas + The Voidz

        I know I can work hard. Do I? Sometimes. Depends on what I'm working on, what for, and my motivation. Seeing as how we got our schedule papers today to write our new schedules, I decided to step back to see what's going on. I can't believe I'm doing this.

        Real talk here. For English class today, we went to the theater to listen to a lecture that we've heard about, 4 times before already. Basically go over the graduation requirements AGAIN, and talk about what's in the course catalog. Which, we've already seen and done before. I mean, it's pretty straightforward, we know how to read. But then they explained AP classes and how we had to sign a contract if we wanted to take an AP class. We had to go to the specific teacher for class, they'll go over some stuff, explain what's gonna be taught, etc. Then, if the explanation has yet to scare you off, you can have the teacher sign the paper.

        Basically you're selling your soul. You're selling your mental and sane soul for the chance to acquire college credits and hopefully make it out alive with a C or better. And once you sign up for an AP class, you can't change out of it. They said that if we change our minds and go to the counselors on the first day of school, they'd be like "Hahahaha no. You will go through the agony that is the AP class for a whole year. Tag, you're in the AP class. No tag backs". Like, that is some scary s***. Now, I've already had in mind what I classes I wanted to do next year, which are Honors English (No English 3A, now it's just Honors. Great), U.S History (Regular, No AP, not today!), deciding between Pre-Cal and Honors Pre-Cal, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, and Chinese 3.

        I find it to be a pretty balanced schedule. They recommended a maximum of 2 AP classes, not sure about honors classes. When looking at AP classes, I don't really care as long as the subject can hold my attention that I'll have the slightest motivation to finish work, and stay up late. Now, in deciding between Pre-Cal or Honors Pre-Cal. I've asked my buddies many times on this. They said that Honors would help with AP Calculus and I'm like "Are you f***ing serious, you just said AP Calc". The terms "AP" and "Calculus" do not mix well for me. Those are scary when used together. Math right now, I'm trying to keep my head above water here, and next year I'ma have to step it up AGAIN? My excuse right now is that I won't have a good teacher, or really, a teacher that I'll be comfortable with. My Geometry teacher doesn't teach Honors Pre-Cal, so I'm just like "Wtf". There are only 3 teachers that teach Honors Pre-Cal, and even though I already fear my current math teacher, I do kinda hope that she would be my Honors teacher, as now, I've conformed to the way she teaches.

        If I were to go to another teacher, I'd have to conform to their teaching, and what that means is that I'll probably get f****d in the butt during the first couple weeks. But hey, on the bright side, at least it's not AP. Now, AP Chemistry and AP Psychology. I chose AP Chem because it'll hold my attention, and because I'm leaning towards a science major. Ehh. AP Psychology because it's considered one of the most easiest AP classes. Compared to other AP classes that is. It's mostly just reading. But hey, Psychology does actually interest me. I mean, being a therapist isn't really bad. Get paid for listening to people rant, heh.

        And now after the constant arguing by my buddies on Skype about whether going to a community college first and then transferring or going straight to a 4-year would be better, I have chosen. My buddy's doing hard stuff, well, might as well go as hard as I f***ing can. Sophomore year's not going that great, so I'm gonna make Junior year be a f***ing nightmare. I'm gonna need a lot of Monster energy drinks, tea, candy, and a whole lot of time at the local library. I'm picking Honors Pre-Cal. Dear lord Pythagoras, help me now. Also, Vt greeted me this morning. Found out her first period is French. Proceeded to post on Instagram about how French class could, eh, "inhale her gluteous maximus". Very touching.

        Tomorrow ilk be staying after school with my best bud to have some teachers sign our Soul contract. I mean AP contract. Oh, aaaand no Chemistry test today. We had a sub. He argued, even though it said in the book, that the relations between an egg and a dozen is not comparable to a mole and 6.02*10^23. It's fine though, I don't really give a s*** about whether who's right or wrong. But thank the lord for Slader. Also, one of my classmates from Chemistry, wanted to show me something. He got out a letter that he received from KFC. He said he wrote to them for a project in one of his classes and they actually wrote to him back. I looked ay the address and yep, it was from Kentucky.

        It even had a KFC stamp on the opening part. I don't know what it's called okay, the lip of the envelope or something. Anyway, the letter was talking about "Oh, thanks for writing to us!" and all that stuff. Nice handwriting whoever wrote it. Nice cursive. Also, it was signed by "Friends from KFC". I was expecting Colonel Sanders, but it didn't occur to me that he's not alive, heh. Or is he? So, he told me that they got him gift cards, and brought out from the envelope (it was a pretty small envelope, about 6 inches long) 5 gift cards worth $10 each. I was like "HOLY-". "Wh- how, how does this even happen?" I seriously had a Tumbkr moment right there. A dude cones over and wants to show me something, brings out a letter he received back from KFC and shows me $50 worth of gift cards for Kentucky Fried Chicken. How many people do you know that had that occur to them?

        Still surprises me to this hour. I know that after this school year, it's all over. No more games, no leisure, nothing. Just reading, writing, and silence. From, taking tests of course. And that reminds me: test tomorrow, test Friday, essay to write this week, CAHSEE testing in March, AP exams, finals for this semester, Algebra II/Trig, learning how to drive, summer work (really?), money, and college apps. Seems fair. Challenge accepted. Inb4 I try to crawl away from the work but it pulls me back in, drowning me in my own F's. "H-- he- help! *glub* Heeeelp! *gurgle* Wilson! I'm sorry Wilson!"

        In other news, I don't have much work, yet in still tired. It's all gonna change. Just gotta step back to see what's going on, then just, go. See you tomorrow. Gosh, I don't even know if I'll have time to even write this stuff when the time comes.